Transitions...

Transitions are always painful-though in a sweeter way sometimes.
I still remember the way I felt during the farewell day in my school.It felt as if the Life had come to a standstill(No i had'nt flunked my exams.Infact I was one of the Toppers).The reason for my plight was that all my friends were going their way and the bond which I had shared and cared for in the last significant years of my school life was going to wither away.Each of us was heading to a place that would take care of our destinies for the next part of our life.In a way it felt like a defining moment of my life as well as I had got admission into one of the most coveted engineering colleges of India - DCE.My parents were happy and so were my relatives but I had mixed feelings sadness,fear,anxiety and satisfaction.
I was sad for losing my school buddies (though we did keep in touch for a long time but somehow we lost track of each other afterwards.)Fear and Anxiety had me gripped because I had to venture in unknown territories,make new friends and start everything from scratch,though I had immense satisafaction also because I had reached my goal - to pursue engineering after my schooling.The four years in the college were real fun,most of the growing up took place in the hallowed portals of the college itself.Though as you grow up,you become meaner-thats a time tested principle.However,the next transition was knocking me over.I had to get myself placed in a good organisation and bear the peer pressure and parental pressure all along.Fortunately(or rather unfortunately) I got placed in day 1 company (more about it later) and after a few hiccups most of my friends also made it into one company or the other.We did some partying but still almost one year of my college life was left,so nobody had thought of the separation after placements.But when the time came,it was a rather happy ending to our college life and we were very excited about taking on the corporate circles.And then came the most unpredicatable,dreadful and almost painful part of my life. I was chained for almost 3 yrs. to place and learnt the lessons of life the hard way.Although all this made be bolder and tougher from inside and also made me learn the principles of mortal Kombat and liar's poker.Cut to the current scene -
I am on the verge of making another transition in my life (no i'm not getting married) - i'm getting back to school - a b-school to be precise. And this transition is one of the happiest ever in my life and I hope to make the most out of the two years that lie ahead of me.Am i excited? Yup!!
P.S.Though we keep on advocating people and corporations to embrace change but this is the thing that most people and companies dread doing.Its not easy to get out of your cozy and comfy surrounding and start on an unknown venture but nobody in this world has achieved something substantial without venturing into untested but promising waters.